..續本文上一頁 DEEDS, TWENTY-THREE

　　"Moreover, Subhuti, this Dharma is the common denominator; nothing is higher or lower. Therefore it is called Anuttarasamyaksambodhi. A person free of self, others, living beings and a life, who cultivates all wholesome dharmas, attains Anuttarasamyaksambodhi. Subhuti, what are called wholesome dharmas, the Thus Come One says are not wholesome dharmas. Therefore they are called wholesome dharmas."

　　BLESSINGS AND WISDOM BEYOND COMPARE, TWENTY-FOUR

　　"Subhuti, suppose someone were to take mounds of the seven precious gems piled as high as all the Sumerus, kings of mountains, in a threefold great thousand world system and give them as an offering. And further suppose someone else were to accept, uphold, read or recite and speak for others as few as four lines of verse from this Prajna Paramita Sutra . The former person”s blessings and virtues would not equal one percent of the other person”s blessings and virtues, neither one tenth of a percent, nor one hundredth of a percent, nor one thousandth of a percent, nor any fraction that could be calculated or expressed by analogy."

　　TRANSFORMING WITHOUT THERE BEING ANYONE TRANSFORMED, TWENTY-FIVE

　　"Subhuti, what do you think

　　 None of you should maintain that the Thus Come One has this thought: ”I shall save living beings.” Subhuti, do not think that way. Why

　　 In fact the Thus Come One does not save any living beings. If the Thus Come One saved living beings, then the Thus Come One would have a sense of a self, others, living beings, and a life. "Subhuti, although the Thus Come One speaks of the existence of a self, there is really no self that exists. However, common people think they have a self. Subhuti, the common people that the Thus Come One speaks of are not common people. Therefore they are called common people."

　　THE DHARMA BODY IS NOT APPEARANCES, TWENTY-SIX

　　"Subhuti, what do you think, is it possible to contemplate the Thus Come One in his Thirty-two Physical Appearances

　　" Subhuti said, "So it is, so it is. It is possible to contemplate the Thus Come One in his Thirty-two Physical Appearances." The Buddha said, "Subhuti, if one could contemplate the Thus Come One in his Thirty-two Physical Appearances, then a Wheel Turning Sage King would be the Thus Come One." Subhuti addressed the Buddha, "World Honored One, as I understand what the Buddha has said, one should not contemplate the Thus Come One in his Thirty-two Physical Appearances." At that time the World Honored One spoke a verse saying, One who looks for me in forms, Or seeks me in sounds, Practices a deviant path And will never see the Thus Come One.

　　NOT DESTROYED NOR ANNIHILATED, TWENTY-SEVEN

　　"Subhuti, you might have the thought, ”It was not because he perfected his Physical Appearances that the Thus Come One attained Anuttarasamyaksambodhi.” Subhuti, do not think, ”It was not because he perfected his Physical Appearances that the Thus Come One attained Anuttarasamyaksambodhi.” Subhuti, if you think in that way, then those who have resolved their minds on Anuttarasamyaksambodhi would affirm the destruction of all dharmas. Do not think like that. Why

　　 Those who have resolved their minds on Anuttarasamyaksambodhi do not affirm the destruction of the appearances of all dharmas."

　　NO GREED AND NOTHING ACQUIRED, TWENTY EIGHT

　　"Subhuti, a Bodhisattva might fill up world systems equal in number to the grains of sand in the Ganges River with the seven kinds of precious gems and give them as gift. But if another person were to realize that all dharmas are devoid of self and attain patience, that Bodhisattva”s merit and virtues would surpass the merit and virtues of the previous Bodhisattva. Why, Subhuti

　　 Because Bodhisattvas do not acquire blessings and virtues." Subhuti addressed the Buddha, "World Honored One, h…

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